Of these, the easiest one to talk about is "think before
you act."
One clear example of this can be seen when Johnny
and Ponyboy run off after Johnny kills Bob Sheldon. If you really think about it, it is
not really clear that they would be in any less trouble if they run off. I don't think
they would have been charged with murder anyway -- it was self defense. And if they run
away, they're sure to be caught eventually.
A second
example of this is when Pony runs off because of his fight with Darry. This is what
leads to him meeting Johnny and getting in the fight with the Socs. If he would have
just thought about it, he would have understood what Darry was trying to do and he
wouldn't have run off.
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